Books about Corporate America

[Harry Kilmer]

Hope none S&F requests are allowed here. I'm looking for reccomendations on none fiction books about corporate America. Bit of a vague request I know, have picked up a passing interest in the subject, and am at a loss where to start.

 

[biodroid]

I'm sure non SF request are allowed, it's the General Book discussion and anything goes. You should have a look in the business section of the store not sure what types but I did see a book about Enron and their whole story and others of the same like.

 

[Allegra]

Here is one for you, I haven't read it but heard people talking about it:
Gangs of America by Ted Nace - the rise of Corporate Power and the disabling of democracy (The author and publisher have made the entire book freely downloadable)

On amazon: Amazon.com: Gangs of America: The Rise of Corporate Power and the Disabling of Democracy (Bk Currents) (9781576753194): Ted Nace: Books

 

[Cybe]

Stupid White Men

 

[Curt Chiarelli]

This is a very informative selection: Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work by Paul Babiak Amazon.com: Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work (9780060837723): Paul Babiak, Robert D. Hare: Books

(By the way, the terms 'psychopath' and 'sociopath' are now considered interchangeable in the psychiatric community. As you are no doubt aware, it has also become practically synonymous with corporate culture.)

 

[Curt Chiarelli]

Oh yes, and here's another great one I almost forgot about: Bait and Switch:The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream by Barbara Ehrenreich. Amazon.com: Bait and Switch: The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream (9780641786570): Barbara Ehrenreich: Books

I hope this helps you (and many apologies for the double post!).

 

[soulsinging]

I dont have any to recommend but I could probably write a book about how much I hate working for corporate America.

 

[GOLLUM]

Then why not change?....

 

[Ursa major]

It's a long time since I read it, but The Fate of IBM by Robert Heller probably fits the bill.


Speaking of bills, here's the beginning of the blurb on the book's back cover:

In February 1992, IBM - the giant among computer manufacturers - announced record losses of some $2.8 billion.

Only $2.8 billion? Even given the intervening inflation, this sounds like peanuts to the sums frittered and gambled away in more recent years.

 

[Harry Kilmer]

Thanks for the reccomendations guys I've started on Gangs of America. Great read so far.